Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

Patient Safety: Incredibly realistic drills and a staff of true believers protect patients at the Presidio Surgery Center in San Francisco.

Patient Satisfaction: The little extras add up to big satisfaction scores at Dakota Eye Surgery Center in Bismarck, N.D.

Reduce Endoscopy no-shows and save money with this Idea That Works from Portland, Oregon.

Save money in payroll with this Idea That Works from Columbia, South Carolina.

Infection Prevention: battling biofilm. Are your reprocessing practices up to the task?

Breaking bad. The pressure to meet Wall Street expectations blinded a medical device executive to participate in an elaborate channel-stuffing scheme to defraud investors.

Why do ASCs fail? Any of several scenarios can turn a thriving center into an empty shell.

Protect patient privacy without spending a lot of money with this Idea That Works from Fairfax, Virginia.

Anesthesia Alert: Reduce PONV by "Bookending" Propofol. The key is to get gas out of the patient's system.

Cutting Remarks: Famous last words. Classic pre-induction comments from patients.